Fresh US inflation data released Tuesday delivered an upside surprise that markets were not fully prepared for. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year over year in November, above the 3.7% forecast and significantly higher than the previous 3.3% reading.
Core CPI climbed to 2.8%, also beating expectations. On a monthly basis core inflation accelerated 0.4%, signalling that price pressures across the broader economy remain persistent rather than fading.
The timing matters directly for Bitcoin’s technical setup. The market had been consolidating just below the $82,000 to $84,000 resistance cluster after a corrective rally. Analysts had identified two scenarios heading into the CPI release: a soft reading that could push Bitcoin toward $86,000 to $90,000, and a hot reading that would increase pressure toward the $76,527 support level.
Tuesday’s data points firmly toward the second scenario. Tighter liquidity expectations, a stronger dollar, and rising Treasury yields are all headwinds for risk assets. Bitcoin’s 21-week exponential moving average, which the market had only recently broken above, now becomes the critical support level to watch.
For the short-term bullish case to strengthen, Bitcoin needs two specific things. A break above the upper boundary line of the trend channel and a clean move above the swing highs from May 6 and May 10 in the $82,900 area. That combination would confirm the market is in a third of a third wave, the most powerful and accelerating phase of an Elliott Wave advance.
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